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October 9th, 2002, 09:06 AM

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Re: OT: About Space Elevators

What nobody mentioned in terms of energy used to get stuff up to orbit:

The main principle of any elevator is that whenever you send stuff UP, you send an almost identical mass DOWN (minerals mined on the moon, things produced in orbit, etc etc.). In this case you have a ridiculous small amount of energy needed for propulsion to overcome inertia ...

Just my 1 or 2 cent ... *g*

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